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Floramia Cameo Sweet Potato Vine

Ipomoea batatas 'Flora Mia Nero'

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Floramia Cameo Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas 'Flora Mia Nero') at St. Mary's Nursery & Garden Centre

Floramia Cameo Sweet Potato Vine foliage

Floramia Cameo Sweet Potato Vine foliage

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Floramia Cameo Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas 'Flora Mia Nero') at St. Mary's Nursery & Garden Centre

Floramia Cameo Sweet Potato Vine

Floramia Cameo Sweet Potato Vine

(Photo courtesy of NetPS Plant Finder)

Floramia Cameo Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas 'Flora Mia Nero') at St. Mary's Nursery & Garden Centre

Floramia Cameo Sweet Potato Vine in bloom

Floramia Cameo Sweet Potato Vine in bloom

(Photo courtesy of NetPS Plant Finder)

Height:  8 inches

Spacing:  20 inches

Sunlight:  full sun  partial shade 

Hardiness Zone:  (annual)

Group/Class:  Floramia Series

Brand:  Dummen Orange

Description:

An excellent semi-trailing variety that features dark purple/black foliage cascading from compact plants; a stunning addition to hanging baskets and patio containers; lavender flowers stand out against dark foliage; heat tolerant and low maintenance

Ornamental Features

Floramia Cameo Sweet Potato Vine is primarily valued in the garden for its spreading and trailing habit of growth. Its attractive pointy leaves emerge grayish green in spring, turning deep purple in colour with hints of black throughout the season.

Landscape Attributes

Floramia Cameo Sweet Potato Vine is a dense herbaceous annual with a trailing habit of growth, eventually spilling over the edges of hanging baskets and containers. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other garden plants with less refined foliage.

This is a relatively low maintenance plant. The flowers of this plant may actually detract from its ornamental features, so they can be removed as they appear. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Floramia Cameo Sweet Potato Vine is recommended for the following landscape applications;

  • General Garden Use
  • Groundcover
  • Container Planting
  • Hanging Baskets

Planting & Growing

Floramia Cameo Sweet Potato Vine will grow to be about 8 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 24 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 20 inches apart. Its foliage tends to remain low and dense right to the ground. This fast-growing annual will normally live for one full growing season, needing replacement the following year.

This plant does best in full sun to partial shade. You may want to keep it away from hot, dry locations that receive direct afternoon sun or which get reflected sunlight, such as against the south side of a white wall. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil pH, but grows best in rich soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America. It can be propagated by cuttings; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.

Floramia Cameo Sweet Potato Vine is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor containers and hanging baskets. Because of its trailing habit of growth, it is ideally suited for use as a 'spiller' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination; plant it near the edges where it can spill gracefully over the pot. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.

 
 
Hardiness Zone Plant Height Minimum Sunlight
Characteristics
Garden  Groundcover  Container  Basket 
Applications
Foliage Color  Texture  Plant Form 
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